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have radical islam is claiming a new victory in syria fears mond the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. damascus says it's being framed by the way it switches trying to great a perceived threat as a pretext for intervention over details coming up. while the surgery forces u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belts are to look said how big corporations are using legal loopholes to avoid paying their share. and we need an american ones judge judy inferior to have children a one of tens of thousands put in a decades long sterilization program yet to receive any kind of compensation. what you already live from moscow with me to bomb would say good to have you with us in syria radical islamists have reportedly captured a key military base in the country's north the claimed advance has stoked fears the country's chemical weapons stockpiles could potentially fall into militant hands let's get the latest now from marty's middle east correspondent policia who joins us live the syrian chemical weapons is becoming the favorite topic for mainstream media spin doctors b
have radical islam is claiming a new victory in syria fears mond the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. damascus says it's being framed by the way it switches trying to great a perceived threat as a pretext for intervention over details coming up. while the surgery forces u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belts are to look said how big corporations are using legal loopholes to avoid paying their share. and we need an american ones judge judy inferior to have...
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as radical islam is a real victory in syria fears moen to the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. damascus serves it's being framed by the way it switches trying to create a deceived rich as a pretext for intervention all the details coming up. while a surge of forces u.k. taxpayers should tighten their belts r t looks at how big corporations are using legal loopholes to avoid paying their share. and securities stepped up in the capital as it braces for clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's new constitution. you're watching r t live from moscow with me to obama sacre to have you with us in syria radical islamists have reportedly captured a key military base in the country's north they claimed advances storage of fears the country's chemical weapons stockpiles could potentially fall into militant hands archie's middle east correspondent policy or has the latest. now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it in terms of falsely accusing damascus of
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per se but generally basic to issues syria should come to an end then to be. an. for the syrians to start building their own democracy the big word on everyone's lips as regards egyptian foreign policy is sinai what on earth is really going on there when of course then i need to be secure as a part of egypt and the sovereignty of egypt would be supported so why all this talk of a deal with the palestinians if us have no vested trying to help put a scene is one big tool to affect this of interview to another thing from all points of view humanitarian point of view economical to your political point of view that we have to do as we are i'm so happy for the resolution that you know about that but there is an assembly this should be part of the foreign policy of egypt also but the point of course if you took this to effect conciliation between the hunt hamas with india but as yet i can fight and the west has to change its position on that and not to oppose this conservation we were talking about syria but a sign is also an issue that has to be. attended to and very qu
per se but generally basic to issues syria should come to an end then to be. an. for the syrians to start building their own democracy the big word on everyone's lips as regards egyptian foreign policy is sinai what on earth is really going on there when of course then i need to be secure as a part of egypt and the sovereignty of egypt would be supported so why all this talk of a deal with the palestinians if us have no vested trying to help put a scene is one big tool to affect this of...
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there is of course growing concern that the chemical weapons stockpiles within syria could land up in the hands of extreme militants in here we've been hearing reports of both al qaida as well as has been in the south operating in lending their support to the insurgency and so it is concerned that these weapons could land up specifically in their hands the united states for its side says it has intelligence that the syrian army may be preparing to use chemical weaponry and again the u.s. has pushed the line that this would be a red line if indeed it was proven and that this would bring in the ship the reaction and the immediate involvement of the united states we are hearing from a u.s. official as well as senior administration officials that the u.s. and the european union are training rebels both within jordan and turkey in terms of trying to secure these stockpiles of chemical weapons within syria now it is important to make note that none of these reports in terms of chemical weapons can be verified what we do know is that so your has one of the world's largest chemical weapon ars
there is of course growing concern that the chemical weapons stockpiles within syria could land up in the hands of extreme militants in here we've been hearing reports of both al qaida as well as has been in the south operating in lending their support to the insurgency and so it is concerned that these weapons could land up specifically in their hands the united states for its side says it has intelligence that the syrian army may be preparing to use chemical weaponry and again the u.s. has...
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. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the turkish side. syrian shells have landed on turkish territory itself also causing casualties. it could be vulnerable to serbian missile fire, turkey asked to protect against any such threat, we are deploying two patriot battalions here to turkey, along with the troops that are necessary to man those batteries. so that we can help turkey had a missile defense that they may very well need in dealing with threats that come out of syria. >> the american defense secretary announcing that the u.s. was joining germany and benevolence in providing patriot missiles. does this
. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the...
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as radical islam has claimed a new victory in syria fears mom the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. by the way it switches trying to create a perceived threat as a pretext for intervention all the details coming up. while surgical says the u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belts on he looks at how big corporations are using legal loopholes for boys paying their share. and security stepped up in the egyptian capital as it braces for potential clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's new constitution. it's eleven am here in moscow you live well with us with me to be on with day in syria radical islam is have reportedly captured a key military base in the country's north they claimed advance has stalled here's the country's chemical weapons stockpiles could potentially fall into militant hands arches middle east correspondent policia has the latest. now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it in terms of falsely accusing damascus of using chemical we
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has radical islam is claiming a new victory in syria fears mom the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. while insurgent forces the u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belts our t. looks at how big corporations are using illegal u. people to avoid paying their share. and we need an american ones judge to inferior to have children one of tens of thousands court decades long sterilization program yet to receive any kind of compensation. you're watching r t with me tom would say in syria radical islamists have reportedly captured a key military base in the country's north the alleged story fears the country's chemical weapons stockpiles could potentially fall into militant hands western powers have already warned the syrian regime against using the banned arms but damascus says it's the victim of a smear campaign that officials claim they would never use chemical weapons against civilians and are only interested in keeping the store powell safe this comes as u.s. sources say washington is training rebels to secure and has such weapons in case the syrian regime coll
has radical islam is claiming a new victory in syria fears mom the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. while insurgent forces the u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belts our t. looks at how big corporations are using illegal u. people to avoid paying their share. and we need an american ones judge to inferior to have children one of tens of thousands court decades long sterilization program yet to receive any kind of compensation. you're watching r t with me tom...
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government condemns the actions in syria many allege is also threatening ours to bahrain to quell the violence there r.t. international correspondent alexei you're obsessed game brings us the latest from this and battled nation when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern or north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical. has lost legitimacy to lead and he must lead out a very clear message for president or said which is it is time for him to go but when scenes of violent clashes between riot police and reform campaigners came from bahrain the definition of democracy shifted and there was a suspiciously muted response in the summer the u.s. state department came up with a statement expressing its concern over the human rights situation and alleged torture in bahrain this was only several months after washington had restarted weapons sales to the gulf states. dissenters in bahrain have been directing anger at their government for months but now stop arming the killers is a message they are more often sen
government condemns the actions in syria many allege is also threatening ours to bahrain to quell the violence there r.t. international correspondent alexei you're obsessed game brings us the latest from this and battled nation when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern or north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical. has lost legitimacy to lead and he must lead out a very clear message for president or said...
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egypt, bahrain, yemen, syria. the place, the place is really a mess and i don't think the administration's policies have been very effective. they oversold what they thought would happen in this part of the world. we have real challenges to american interests right there right now. adam: i don't know if you can answer this question in 30 seconds if you were president obama with egypt and syria falling apart, what do you do? >> oh gosh in 30 seconds. i don't know how you talk about that but you've to be proactive as opposed to reactive. you can't allow these things to kind unfold without taking, taking measures, economic, diplomatic, potentially militariliry little to shape the future of american interests in that part of the world. i can't go through all that in 30 seconds. you can't be reactive but you need to be proactive not assuming things will go your way. adam: peter brookes. hopefully we have a discussion in the future and things don't actually deescalate and become more of a problem in syria. have a great
egypt, bahrain, yemen, syria. the place, the place is really a mess and i don't think the administration's policies have been very effective. they oversold what they thought would happen in this part of the world. we have real challenges to american interests right there right now. adam: i don't know if you can answer this question in 30 seconds if you were president obama with egypt and syria falling apart, what do you do? >> oh gosh in 30 seconds. i don't know how you talk about that...
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explains there are increasing fears syria's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands some of the images in this report are graphic nature. now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it in terms of falsely accusing damascus of using chemical weapons the syrian foreign ministry has written a number of letters to the united nations in which it says that it is afraid that countries backing both terrorists and terrorism might them selves provide those countries with chemical weapons and then shift the blame and point fingers towards syria there is of course growing concern that the chemical weapons stockpiles within syria could land up in the hands of extreme militants in here we've been hearing reports of both al qaida as well as hizbullah in the south operating and lending their support to the insurgency and so there's concern that these weapons could land up specifically in their hands the united states for its side says it has intelligence that the syrian army may be preparing to use che
explains there are increasing fears syria's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands some of the images in this report are graphic nature. now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it in terms of falsely accusing damascus of using chemical weapons the syrian foreign ministry has written a number of letters to the united nations in which it says that it is afraid that countries backing both...
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. >>> now to the ongoing crisis in syria. the civil war now spilling over the border into lebanon where at least 17 people were killed in recent clashes between supporters and opponents of president assad. this as syrian rebels continue to make advances continuing much of the countryside and the open road. richard engel amazingly made his way inside syria and filed this report just outside of the nation's largest city, aleppo. >> reporter: as this conflict drags on the people are suffering, but also showing a tremendous amount of resilience. this house was bombed by mistake. the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're homeless. aside from the damage, and there is extensive damage in this part of syria just on the outskirts of the city of aleppo, there are also tremendous economic difficulties. the syrian currency is now worth about half of what it was worth before this war started. a loaf of bread costs 20 times more than it did just a few months ago. fuel is in very short supply, and if you can fin
. >>> now to the ongoing crisis in syria. the civil war now spilling over the border into lebanon where at least 17 people were killed in recent clashes between supporters and opponents of president assad. this as syrian rebels continue to make advances continuing much of the countryside and the open road. richard engel amazingly made his way inside syria and filed this report just outside of the nation's largest city, aleppo. >> reporter: as this conflict drags on the people are...
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enjoy to syria meeting to discuss how they would end the now 21-month long conflict in syria and how to move assad from power. and there's no sign they had to reverse the support, and toda a senior lawmaker says the syria government is now incapable of functioning properly. just before the meeting with the russian foreign minister, secretary clinton insisted that the united states and russia share common goals in the region. >> trying hard to work hard with russia to stop the bloodshed in syria and begin a political transition to a post asad future the pressure against the regime in and aroundamascus seems to be increasing. lou: at home, leon pa net fa issuing the -- panetta issuinghe sharpest warning yet. >> the president of t united states made it clear there will be consequences. there will be consequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using chemical weapons on their own people. lou: neither the white house or pentagon elaborating on what the cons -- consequences would be, but having russia back them uld be a determined outcome made by the promise of president ob
enjoy to syria meeting to discuss how they would end the now 21-month long conflict in syria and how to move assad from power. and there's no sign they had to reverse the support, and toda a senior lawmaker says the syria government is now incapable of functioning properly. just before the meeting with the russian foreign minister, secretary clinton insisted that the united states and russia share common goals in the region. >> trying hard to work hard with russia to stop the bloodshed in...
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it means working with our allies and especially russia and syria. this is the most current crisis that we have. >> let me go back to andy here. >> i see that happening because i dealt with them at the united nations. if russia supports stronger sanctions in the security council, i think assad is gone, and that's the best way we should go. >> sean: andy, i'm looking at the emerge general generals ofen style theocracy. >> it's no longer a theory, it's a fact. look at the draft substitution which is the whole reason for morsi's move. he's trying to protect the constituent assembly and that substitution because it's the framework for sharia. > >> sean: how could he have been so wrong on egypt? >> wishful thinking or he knew it and thought it wasn't going to be so bad. i don't want to read his mind. it's a catastrophe. >> sean: governor, always a pleasure, andy, good to see you. >>> nbc news should be ashamed of themselves. this is happening almost on a regular basis. they pulled the race card again. >>> mtv is all about shock value. is the teen network
it means working with our allies and especially russia and syria. this is the most current crisis that we have. >> let me go back to andy here. >> i see that happening because i dealt with them at the united nations. if russia supports stronger sanctions in the security council, i think assad is gone, and that's the best way we should go. >> sean: andy, i'm looking at the emerge general generals ofen style theocracy. >> it's no longer a theory, it's a fact. look at the...
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indications the systems could also be useful against iran talking about a possible regime change in syria the foreign minister insisted that russia will play no part. in the business of regime change. some of the. regional players were suggesting to us why don't you tell president to leave we will arrange for some safe haven for him my answer is very simple if indeed those who suggest the stores have this in mind they should take it directly to president that's why show the use ourselves. if present us of those interested this must be discussed directly with him. yemen is in for defense shake of the u.s. backed president tries to break away from the legacy of the country's ousted leader the former president following must protest almost a year ago under a power transfer brokered by washington and the country's gulf neighbors he's going to check on that explores why the u.s. and so engaged in yemen's internal affairs these days. as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terry getting ready to attack america but
indications the systems could also be useful against iran talking about a possible regime change in syria the foreign minister insisted that russia will play no part. in the business of regime change. some of the. regional players were suggesting to us why don't you tell president to leave we will arrange for some safe haven for him my answer is very simple if indeed those who suggest the stores have this in mind they should take it directly to president that's why show the use ourselves. if...
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as radical islamists claim a new victory in syria the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of . frame the by the west which is trying to create a perceived threat as a pretext for intervention. coming out. model austerity forces u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belt looks at how big corporations are using legal loopholes to avoid paying attention. insecurities stepped up in egypt in capital braces for clashes between supporters of the country's new constitution. news and current twenty four hours a day this is r.t. . in syria radical islamists have reportedly captured a key military base in the country's north they claimed advances fears the country's chemical weapons stockpiles could potentially fall into militant hands middle east correspondent the latest. now this comes as the damascus regime increasingly accuses both the e.u. and the united states of conducting a smear campaign against it in terms of falsely accusing damascus of using chemical weapons the syrian foreign ministry has written a number of letters to the united nations in which it says that it is afrai
as radical islamists claim a new victory in syria the country's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of . frame the by the west which is trying to create a perceived threat as a pretext for intervention. coming out. model austerity forces u.k. taxpayers to tighten their belt looks at how big corporations are using legal loopholes to avoid paying attention. insecurities stepped up in egypt in capital braces for clashes between supporters of the country's new constitution. news and current...
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is condemning syria's president bashar al assad for what he is doing to his people and trying to keep control of of his country but on the other hand we have these human rights abuses that are happening up behind and the u.s. is ignoring it and possibly even arming the country's leader so what is with this this double standard when it comes to human rights a lot of people would tell you about the u.s. is actually talking to speaking out against the issue of the violations and beheading but if you look at what exactly they're saying it's not the same tone it's not the same accusations it's not it's it's completely different from what they would accuse the syrian regime of. what they're doing people would tell you you know what because the syrian regime is doing a lot well our you know far more damage to the cities to the people than what. a new regime and. a newly valid i mean the country is a lot smaller the kingdom is a lot smaller the book relation is not as big as the one in syria so you can't compare casualties in these two countries but it's a strategic importance. part of the ar
is condemning syria's president bashar al assad for what he is doing to his people and trying to keep control of of his country but on the other hand we have these human rights abuses that are happening up behind and the u.s. is ignoring it and possibly even arming the country's leader so what is with this this double standard when it comes to human rights a lot of people would tell you about the u.s. is actually talking to speaking out against the issue of the violations and beheading but if...
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earthquake that will begin as of tomorrow with theaso passing of a referendum with the civil war in syria and the unsettled business between gaza and israel with the possibility in the next year or so iran will tell us they're nuclear now, the next has to oneat that is welly educated in what is happening otherwise we will end up with muchween bigger benghazi proble. lou: imagine the constitutional referendum tomorrow. it will take some time for that to fully develop with support for president morsi's judgment for what it should look like. will he prevail, will h hear the end of the process possessed the powers he claimed for himselfocf meco for which he has since relinquished? >> unfortunately my answer will be, yes. president morsi of egypt has maneuvered,e need to go and get a strong message of note to the referendum but the other part of the opposition saying we want to boycott, so now they are divided, the result will be the muslim brotherhood, government of egypt will be most likely win this referendum. on the other hand the opposition is very strong in egypt, the return to the previ
earthquake that will begin as of tomorrow with theaso passing of a referendum with the civil war in syria and the unsettled business between gaza and israel with the possibility in the next year or so iran will tell us they're nuclear now, the next has to oneat that is welly educated in what is happening otherwise we will end up with muchween bigger benghazi proble. lou: imagine the constitutional referendum tomorrow. it will take some time for that to fully develop with support for president...
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what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood for israel is getting uncomfortable. used to be surrounding israel were some some cases with the exception of jordan, either cool pieces or hostile in the case of syria and lebanon. but they were controlled by basically nonreligious dictators. now we have dictators as you're seeing more doing in egypt, dictating a new constitution. but now you have sharia law and radical islamists who have a thee logical re
what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in...
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and even when his predecessor as envoy to syria kofi annan went to syria to effect some sort of cease-fire. they have never taken hold and the fighting continues unabated and with all the international pressure the last few days look at the staggering death toll in the past week and you can see that it is really not making an impact on the ground there in syria. >> thanks so much. >>> back here at home, the big focus is on the fiscal cliff. washington has less than 48 hours to make a deal before billions in tax increases and spending cuts take effect. senate negotiators stayed late into the night trying to work out a plan that would pass a vote. both houses of congress would convene later this afternoon in a rare sunday session. in his weekly address, the president took his message directly to the public calling for congress to come together to pass a deal. >> for the past couple months, i have been working with people in both parties with the help of business leaders and ordinary americans to come together around a plan to grow the economy and shrink our deficits. it's a balance plan. one
and even when his predecessor as envoy to syria kofi annan went to syria to effect some sort of cease-fire. they have never taken hold and the fighting continues unabated and with all the international pressure the last few days look at the staggering death toll in the past week and you can see that it is really not making an impact on the ground there in syria. >> thanks so much. >>> back here at home, the big focus is on the fiscal cliff. washington has less than 48 hours to...
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coming out fears wiping over syria's chemical weapons while the west concerned the syrian government used them we assess whether the bigger problem would be if stockpiles get into extremists hands and get the story of an american woman who was forcibly sterilized as a teenager is part of a government program to build a so-called healthy nation as a couple of the many very stories just. which is slow often enough and knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that just softens a force on the island of a horn at the heart of. his life on an isolated farm is about blue sky green grass and his horses weren't there sometimes he gets lonely here but horses have become part of me now i've fallen off so many times sometimes. it's part of my every day life. i home suburban home to it now brats like you just laugh for centuries most still live off the land breeze cattle and fish. by coal is often called the pearl of siberia a horn is said to be the pearl of by. it's all end of think forests. and vast stops. virtually undiscovered by tourists until som
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have we turned a corner with regards to the situation in syria? caller: it seems to me it is an important juncture, perhaps a crossroads. turning a corner might be going a bit far. president assad still has substantial military capabilities, quite a bit of support. he still has control of the capital. it is a little bit hard to say. clearly the risk and an upswing on the rebel side. -- there has been an upswing on the rebel side. i think there is momentum in favor of the rebels, but this still seems to be a conflict that can go on for a long time. host: if the regime fails, it president assad is forced out, who takes his place? caller: i think that is a major concern on all fronts. there is a great fear there could be anarchy and chaos. people in syria are well aware of what happened in neighboring iraq. there is a large number of people who are not necessarily tied to the government but are extremely frightened that there could be a bloodletting that was seen in neighboring iraq. host: your in beirut. you are obviously not allowed to travel easil
have we turned a corner with regards to the situation in syria? caller: it seems to me it is an important juncture, perhaps a crossroads. turning a corner might be going a bit far. president assad still has substantial military capabilities, quite a bit of support. he still has control of the capital. it is a little bit hard to say. clearly the risk and an upswing on the rebel side. -- there has been an upswing on the rebel side. i think there is momentum in favor of the rebels, but this still...
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inside syria and with the external pop sigs as well. the united states played an important role in encouraging the opposition to form a new national coalition which does appear indeed to be quite representative of the opposition. >> brown: how much are we able to control the flow of arms and supplies inside? are we able to pick the good guys and the bad guys? the potential winners and losers? how much do we play a role there? >> i suspect, jeff, that we know a lot more now than we would have known 90 days, 180 days or a year ago. the amount of non-lethal supplies that are going into syria is quite substantial to the best of my knowledge the united states is still not in the business of sending weaponry into syria. >> brown: your title is literally looking at transition whenever it comes. what kind of influence do you think the u.s. can hope to have based on everything that's happened up to this point when and if we do get to a post-assad syria? >> i think the united states and its allies can have a great deal of influence on the shape s
inside syria and with the external pop sigs as well. the united states played an important role in encouraging the opposition to form a new national coalition which does appear indeed to be quite representative of the opposition. >> brown: how much are we able to control the flow of arms and supplies inside? are we able to pick the good guys and the bad guys? the potential winners and losers? how much do we play a role there? >> i suspect, jeff, that we know a lot more now than we...
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power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean a heavy weapons will come in contention even i think you could end up with a no fly zone it's really pretty much an open declaration of war against the outside regime one of the things that i think is difficult is trying to get really accurate reporting it seems as if the our sort of regime is sort of its back against the wall and yet at the same time it doesn't seem as if the opposition could really hold on to territory i mean this could be a long running thing this could g
power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens...
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syria and egypt. >>> issue two. syrian nightmare. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel syrians are waging an offensive against other syrians, largely assad's government forces. unnamed u.s. officials say that syria has even gone so far as to load the precursor ingredients of sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into the aerial bombs. whether this activity is to protect the chemicals from advancing rebel forces, or for assad to actually use them against rebel forces, is not clear. as secretary of state hillary clinton points out. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control
syria and egypt. >>> issue two. syrian nightmare. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel...
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moscow says that the refusal of syria's k. opposition coalition to enter into dog. a log with the government is a road to nowhere and will result only in further bloodshed at a meeting with international peace envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated that dialogue is the only means to resolve the conflict is also stated on numerous occasions that although russia condemns methods the syrian army is using in the war it will take no part in regime change in his his response to the leader series key rebel group who demanded moscow apologizes for what he describes as support for president sat. the promotion is spent i understand that mr hurd tb is probably not very experienced in politics but he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to or opposition forces but we start from the premise that they should not only think of both their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they thi
moscow says that the refusal of syria's k. opposition coalition to enter into dog. a log with the government is a road to nowhere and will result only in further bloodshed at a meeting with international peace envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated that dialogue is the only means to resolve the conflict is also stated on numerous occasions that although russia condemns methods the syrian army is using in the war it will take no part in regime change in his his...
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lou: moving quickly to syria as we wrap up. russia today -- from the deputy foreign minister, basically saying that they have acknowledged that bashar al-assad has been losing power and that his departure is a foregone conclusion. suddenly they are talking about stng support for bashar al-assad and making it very clear that they firmly support his regime. >> the russians cannot let go. he is an allied to iran and some are anti-american. what i see now is that the civil war in syria is going to grow, unfortunntely. an opposition that cannot bring him down very fast. lou: as always, thank you for being with us. thank you. lou:much more on the obama administration's foreign-policy in the middle middle east. the "a-team" towards us coming up. federal workers are thriving in the obama economy with record paid benefits. far outpacing government workers. it seems that government workers still unhappy. unions upset with the new reality of coworker reform. alan wilson joins us and tells us why they should be cheering you right to work l
lou: moving quickly to syria as we wrap up. russia today -- from the deputy foreign minister, basically saying that they have acknowledged that bashar al-assad has been losing power and that his departure is a foregone conclusion. suddenly they are talking about stng support for bashar al-assad and making it very clear that they firmly support his regime. >> the russians cannot let go. he is an allied to iran and some are anti-american. what i see now is that the civil war in syria is...
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now you have egypt and syria. where can the administration exert influence? >> there is not a lot of influence they can exert right now. i think they believe there is probably a tipping. at this moment and they are doing whatever they can to push him out and you heard secretary clinton talk about that. but they have some concerns, not only about whether he leaves, but what happens as he goes. the question at least asked, but it is being asked in this case, then what? and the biggest concern is the chemical weapons because if they fell into the wrong hands, al qaeda and affiliates, has block, others, and you could have a problem that could spread. i think the question is, does it in code or exploited? >> you have written about how the use of chemical weapons it seems to be shifting. why is that happening? >> in august, president obama said his calculus would change if the chemical weapons were moved or if they were used. this week, we have heard many warnings against using them. it appears some have been worried -- lived and the bigger concern was that some ma
now you have egypt and syria. where can the administration exert influence? >> there is not a lot of influence they can exert right now. i think they believe there is probably a tipping. at this moment and they are doing whatever they can to push him out and you heard secretary clinton talk about that. but they have some concerns, not only about whether he leaves, but what happens as he goes. the question at least asked, but it is being asked in this case, then what? and the biggest...
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syria was part of the land. now syria is. member of the next nation. independent state. and turkey hasn't any rights. to. syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years in turkey you think. turkey steak which of course is an every day. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i had to. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere in syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral believe the turkey is a cursed one should its present commanders continue on their current course it didn't go. that was the christmas spirit becoming an obsession so by much as you can find out a bit later and. go back to church and you read the bible to find free. to remember what the holiday is supposed to be for i just think people should think that every year has to be the best christmas ever enjoyed oftenest a bit later in the program here on r.t. she hits the streets. so approaching twenty minutes past the hour here mosc
syria was part of the land. now syria is. member of the next nation. independent state. and turkey hasn't any rights. to. syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years in turkey you think. turkey steak which of course is an every day. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i had to. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere in...
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rest and some support for syria's main opposition and. friends of syria. through its backing behind the rebels. live from moscow this is r.t. . putin focused on improving russia's social sector and both during the economy during his first address to lawmakers since returning to the kremlin where the president warned it's high time to seize the initiative lest the country falls behind on the rapidly developing global arena he also called for much tighter controls over government spending and the income of bureaucrats warning them against drawing money away from the country's economy well let's get the latest from the who was there. actually take us through a main point. for the country's future. and i'm not sure he did actually get the connection with alexey back if you can harris alexia tell us what the latest was on that what did he say that we've lost the connection there we'll try and come back a bit later in the program. ok let's move on now to north korea well the country says it has successfully placed a weather satellite into orbit but launch early
rest and some support for syria's main opposition and. friends of syria. through its backing behind the rebels. live from moscow this is r.t. . putin focused on improving russia's social sector and both during the economy during his first address to lawmakers since returning to the kremlin where the president warned it's high time to seize the initiative lest the country falls behind on the rapidly developing global arena he also called for much tighter controls over government spending and the...
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rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving your position of by granting it official approval. to the launch of defiance north korea blocks off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations on official tallies released by the islamist camp show a narrow majority backing the charter your position which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage of the spell true has been following the voting in current. tense nights here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution we've got to live in the results of course the official one
rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving your position of by granting it official approval. to the launch of defiance north korea blocks off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's...
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well of course the west's interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by democracy all of lore. it's guided by west by geo strategic objectives if it was if it was if it was concerned by shimon rights and democracy and the west would not have such a close relationship ship to saudi arabia which arguably has the most repressive rigid system in the world but i think yes we should be on guard it could be a pretext that but the west issues in concert believe america to intervene in syria i still think western military intervention is only is probably not going to happen but we should be on guard of course they did it in kosovo where they claimed one hundred thousand cars and airplanes being diverted by certain forces that never happens they claimed in the run up to the invasion of iraq the reasons for going in iraq had weapons of mass destruction nothing was found intervene in libya colonel gadhafi forces we were told were going to slaughter. thousands and thousands of libyan civilians there was never any evidence for that so yes it could be a pretext but i think which is they'll be
well of course the west's interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by democracy all of lore. it's guided by west by geo strategic objectives if it was if it was if it was concerned by shimon rights and democracy and the west would not have such a close relationship ship to saudi arabia which arguably has the most repressive rigid system in the world but i think yes we should be on guard it could be a pretext that but the west issues in concert believe america to intervene in syria i still...
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religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends met in morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamist dominated entire south coalition has ties to the muslim brotherhood and cellophane is and their idea of freedom for syria what. it's a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has always been the main motive of people's freedom. in what's seen as a symbolic attempt to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups all nusra a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the u.s. supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering one of the. factions fighting the regime is a terrorist organization should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for in syria with people heard chanting we are students of osama. people here in washington don't seem to understand that
religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends met in morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamist dominated entire south coalition has ties to the muslim brotherhood and cellophane is and their idea of freedom for syria what. it's a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna...